More than one in four Bahraini women were subjected to domestic violence in the first nine months of this year, it has been revealed. According to figures released by the Interior Ministry, 27 per cent of the country’s female citizens ha

Aster DM Foundation, the charitable arm of Aster DM healthcare, has donated Dh1.4 million ($381,077) to the Nepal Prime Minister’s relief fund to rebuild 500 houses in earthquake-stricken villages.
It includes 23 homes of As

Counselling sessions and one-on-one assistance will be provided to victims of domestic and sexual abuse in Bahrain, with the launch of a crisis management centre.
Women Crisis Care International (WCCI) will conduct its first orien

More than 6,000 children living in a Syrian refugee camp have benefited from humanitarian aid provided by Bahrain.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) released a report detailing Bahrain’s contributions, through the Royal Charity

A second consignment of aid that includes 25 tonnes of food, 6,000 litres of bottled water, 1,000 plastic carpets, 300 waterproof tents and 30 power generators will be sent to Nepal to help its earthquake-hit citizens.
It follows

A national hotline dedicated to helping human trafficking victims in Bahrain will soon be launched.
It will also address different complaints submitted by Bahrain's expatriate community, which makes up more than half of the po

Up to 100 people may have had direct or indirect contact with the first person to be diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the United States, and four of his relatives have been quarantined in an apartment in Dallas, health officials said.

A Bangladeshi who was allegedly killed over BD50 ($131.8) of unpaid rent before being stuffed into a suitcase and dumped on a construction site has been identified.
The badly decomposed body of Haris Kanu Miah was found buried und

A Pakistani whose brother suffered severe brain damage during a brutal attack in Bahrain three years ago has been stranded at the airport for two nights.
Ghulam Nabi returned to Bahrain on Friday after visiting